Developing Employability Skills: Advantages, Elaboration, and Ways

Academic and
Employability Skills
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Table of Content
Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
Elaborate employability skills.....................................................................................................3
Advantages of employability skills in a workplace.....................................................................4
Ways of developing employability skills....................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Employability skills is understood as some necessary skills and attributes that are
possessed by individual so that they could find a suitable job for them. Additionally, technical
knowledge and good understanding towards a particular subject would lead to completion of task
in a predetermined period of time which enhance future success. It possesses certain soft skills
which are considered as foundation of every job as it enhances career growth as individual tends
to be take responsibility on their own and make effective choices by solving complicated
problems in a best possible manner. This report covers several skills that must be possessed by
employees so as to improve their performance as they have to work which is pertaining to goal
which improve the overall effectiveness in a workplace.
Main Body
Elaborate employability skills
Skills are better understood as practical knowledge which play a crucial role in a
corporate world so that one could enhance the greater productivity. It is an art of doing
something better while gaining an immense of knowledge which ensure outcomes and help in
gaining maximum exposure and create a positive image and thus develop confidence. The three
most necessary attributes such as knowledge, skills and attributes are necessary as it help in
shaping the behaviour of individual by ensuring a better personality. If employees perceive
specialised knowledge and develop higher abilities then it could provide a vast opportunity
which ensure a greater path of success in their career and boost their satisfaction level. In case if
employees lack certain skills then it would emphasise more on training and development
programmes which help in polishing their skills and thus maximise their talent and skills. There
are several skills such as team spirit, collaboration, communication skills and many more as this
help in rendering better knowledge among the employees and make them capable of handling
challenging task and positions that improve the overall performance. Changes are taken place at
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a rapid rate due to modification in technology, political and economic changes so by looking this
higher educational institution are preparing their students for getting a better job which might
fulfil their dreams. They provide several career advancements programmes so to develop
confidence and polish them with self-development. In accordance of higher educational research,
students are being prepared so that they could facilitate the changes quickly and try to grab every
opportunity create self-sustainability (Remi Scoupe and Simon Beausaert. 2019). There are
several competencies approach which help individuals to polish them with skills, knowledge and
competencies. Various conceptualisations that enhance employability skills such as career
identity, corporate sense and so on which create a great reflection on an individual’s career.
Advantages of employability skills in a workplace
There are several advantages of employability and academic skills which are elucidated below:
Accelerating productivity: New freshers or graduated tends to work in such a company
which provide a greater career development. In many of developed countries like UK, employees
are highly interested on those companies in which they get proper guidance as well as
apprenticeship programmes which immense their knowledge level as this would develop a
greater understanding of task by fulfilling the responsibilities and thus ensure greater career
satisfaction.
Improve team spirit: learners and employees must work together in team by achieving a
common purpose as this would enhance the overall performance so people must use their own
strength and skills so that they could work in a collaboration so that they could enhance more
efficiency.
Increase the satisfaction of employees: If employee would acquire more and more skills
then they would feel valued and thus they would feel sense of appreciation which create a
positive outlook for the business enterprise and thus create immense level of job satisfaction.
This improve the employee retention and enhance the greater chances of success in their career.
Attracts new customers: If the clients are satisfied with the services provided by the
company, then they would tend to recommend about the merchandise or services to others which
create a vast opportunity to grow and thus inculcate confidence and determination among them.
Improve leadership skills: They must also develop leadership skills like to be humble
and calm and face certain challenges as leader must be influential by nature as it has to complete
their work with zeal and confidence and tends to encourage their subordinates to work in a
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